10 Minute High Protein Italian Salad

Serves: 4

Time: 10 Minutes

Equipment: Cutting board, Knife, measuring spoons and cups, can opener

Estimated Cost per serving: $1.65

Ingredients: 

6 cups romaine lettuce, chopped

½ cup red onion, halved and sliced thin

20 cherry tomatoes, halved

6 pepperoncini peppers, sliced in thin rings

1 medium cucumber, quartered and sliced

12 -16 kalamata olives, halved

¼ cup  pine nuts - toasted or raw

1  15 oz can no-added-salt cannellini beans (or other white bean), drained

¼-½ cup Italian salad dressing

4 tbsp fresh grated parmesan cheese

Directions:

Put all ingredients in a bowl, toss, and enjoy!

Goes great with 15 Minute Minestrone Soup or 5 Minute Roasted Red Pepper Soup w/white beans and Spinach

Approximate Nutritional Analysis:

320 calories, 12 g protein, 16 g fat (<3g saturated fat), 9 g fiber, 750 g sodium. Excellent source of Vitamins B1, folate, good source of  Vitamins C, A, K, manganese, and potassium, iron, and calcium.

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